Display Device and Information Collecting Method Using the Same

1. A display device, comprising: memories configured to store a plurality of kinds of image data generated based on information acquired from different kinds of sensors, respectively; a display unit configured to display image data that is selected by a user among the plurality of kinds of image data, wherein each selected kind of image data is displayed on a respective separate display area of the display unit, wherein the image data that is selected by the user includes non-displayed image data not displayed on the display unit and displayed image data displayed on the display unit; and a data collecting memory configured to store, in response to a predetermined report instruction, at least the selected displayed image data of an image displayed on the display unit at the timing of the report instruction and, among the image data stored in the memories at the timing of the report instruction, the selected non-displayed image data that is not displayed on the display unit, wherein in the image data stored in any one of the memories, when only a part of the image data is displayed on the display unit, the data collecting memory stores, as the non-displayed image data, at least a part of the image data corresponding to an area outside a displayed area of the display unit.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein in response to the report instruction, the data collecting memory also stores a display setting value of the display unit at the timing of the report instruction.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein in response to the report instruction, the data collecting memory also stores setting values of the sensors at the timing of the report instruction.

4. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface through which the report instruction is inputted.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the sensors include at least one of a radar apparatus, a fish finder, and a GPS receiver.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein instrument data is displayable on the display unit, along with the image data selected by the user, and wherein in response to the report instruction, the data collecting memory also stores the instrument data at the timing of the report instruction.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the data collecting memory stores, as the non-displayed image data, the image data of a kind at least different from the image data displayed on the display unit.

8. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a transmitter configured to transmit the data stored in the data collecting memory to an external instrument.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein when the data collecting memory newly stores data in response to the report instruction, the transmitter determines whether the data is transmittable, and the transmitter transmits the data when the data becomes transmittable.

10. An information collecting method of a display device, comprising: generating, based on information acquired from different kinds of sensors, a plurality of kinds of image data corresponding to the sensors, respectively; storing the plurality of kinds of generated image data in memories, respectively; displaying, on a display unit, image data that is selected by a user among the plurality of kinds of image data, wherein each selected kind of image data is displayed on a respective separate display area of the display unit, wherein the image data that is selected by the user includes non-displayed image data not displayed on the display unit and displayed image data displayed on the display unit; and storing, in response to a predetermined report instruction, at least the selected displayed image data of an image displayed on the display unit at the timing of the report instruction and, among the image data stored in the memories at the timing of the report instruction, the selected non-displayed image data that is not displayed on the display unit, wherein in the image data stored in any one of the memories, when only a part of the image data is displayed on the display unit, the data collecting memory stores, as the non-displayed image data, at least a part of the image data corresponding to an area outside a displayed area of the display unit.

11. The information collecting method of claim 10 , wherein in response to the report instruction, further storing a display setting value of the display unit at the timing of the report instruction.

12. The information collecting method of claim 10 , wherein in response to the report instruction, further storing setting values of the sensors at the timing of the report instruction.

13. The information collecting method of claim 10 , further wherein the report instruction is received from a user interface.

14. The information collecting method of claim 10 , wherein the sensors include at least one of a radar apparatus, a fish finder, and a GPS receiver.

15. The information collecting method of claim 10 , wherein instrument data is displayable on the display unit, along with the image data selected by the user, and wherein in response to the report instruction, further storing the instrument data at the timing of the report instruction.

16. The information collecting method of claim 10 , wherein storing the image data of a kind at least different from the image data displayed on the display unit.

17. The information collecting method of claim 10 , further comprising transmitting the data stored in response to a predetermined report instruction to an external instrument.

18. The information collecting method of claim 17 , wherein newly storing data in response to the report instruction, determining whether the data is transmittable, and transmitting the data when the data becomes transmittable.